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as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss
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Recent Examples of delineation
Finally, setting up a clear delineation of who the person or persons in charge may be can also really help.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
While the claim has no legal or historical basis, the delineation makes major incursions into waters around Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia and, to a lesser extent, Brunei and Indonesia as well.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
While the claim has no legal or historical basis, the delineation makes major incursions into waters around Vietnam, the Philippines and Malaysia and, to a lesser extent, Brunei and Indonesia as well.
—John Rennie Short, The Conversation, 18 June 2025
Airstream In place of common overhead cabinetry, Airstream further blurs the delineation between indoors and out with long, narrow upper windows above the primary window line.
—New Atlas, 7 June 2025
These abstract compositions at times appear to coalesce into visual language systems—in Dream, 2024, for example, repeating geometric motifs suggest the formation of glyphs—thereby establishing an intimate dialogue between mother and daughter that transcends delineations of space and time.
—Jessica Simmons-Reid, Artforum, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineation
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The company said David’s will manage every step in-house, from sketch to final stitch, to ensure quality, consistency and speed, giving brides greater accessibility and faster delivery.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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He was nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his work on the late-night sketch comedy show.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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The description of Sofi’s experience in the H-2A program is detailed in police records, court documents and testimony in federal court.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Incident description Lightning Fire.—
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Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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There was no picture, there was no drawing, there has been so many lies, so much prevarication, so much cover up.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Check Powerball payouts and previous drawings here.—
Jay Cannon,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both his African heritage and his new exploration of the verisimilitudes and vagaries of New York City life paint the ongoing development of The Watchman, sometimes featured as the key figure as in the monumental portrait, AH!—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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How does reality stack up against its famous Hollywood depiction?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the early colonial period, publications often contained collections of high-profile personalities’ portraits, starting with the depiction of high-ranking Japanese colonial officials began in 1896, with an illustrated account of the Japanese conquest of the island.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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Democratic leaders have pushed back on the GOP's portrayal of the killing as evidence of systemic Democratic failure.—
Tierra Cunningham,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The fourth episode depicts him as a negligent and emotionally abusive lover to Satan, further connecting him to the show’s previous portrayals of Saddam Hussein.—
Nick Marx,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Graphic by Newsweek of a house snapped in two and an umbrella shielding it from a shower of dollar bills, with illustrations of coal and a nuclear power plant.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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This material is for illustration and discussion purposes and not intended to be, nor construed as, financial, legal, tax or investment advice.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday, plumes of smoke could be seen rising above the city, which is the largest in the Gaza Strip.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Delineation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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